Tanzania - Secondary education

Secondary education, duration (years)

Secondary education, duration (years) in Tanzania was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 6.00
1971 6.00
1972 6.00
1973 6.00
1974 6.00
1975 6.00
1976 6.00
1977 6.00
1978 6.00
1979 6.00
1980 6.00
1981 6.00
1982 6.00
1983 6.00
1984 6.00
1985 6.00
1986 6.00
1987 6.00
1988 6.00
1989 6.00
1990 6.00
1991 6.00
1992 6.00
1993 6.00
1994 6.00
1995 6.00
1996 6.00
1997 6.00
1998 6.00
1999 6.00
2000 6.00
2001 6.00
2002 6.00
2003 6.00
2004 6.00
2005 6.00
2006 6.00
2007 6.00
2008 6.00
2009 6.00
2010 6.00
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 6.00
2014 6.00
2015 6.00
2016 6.00
2017 6.00
2018 6.00
2019 6.00
2020 6.00
2021 6.00

Secondary education, pupils

The value for Secondary education, pupils in Tanzania was 2,473,506 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,473,506 in 2020 and a minimum value of 44,941 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 44,941
1971 47,570
1972 48,440
1973 51,991
1974 59,406
1975 62,031
1976 66,094
1977 70,944
1978 74,126
1979 77,868
1980 78,715
1981 75,051
1982 77,246
1983 80,623
1984 83,004
1985 95,915
1986 104,656
1987 116,347
1988 132,282
1989 146,428
1991 184,403
1992 191,651
1993 198,421
1994 204,258
1995 211,425
1996 213,346
1997 236,886
2010 1,825,956
2014 1,947,349
2015 1,774,383
2016 1,807,674
2017 1,920,524
2018 2,148,466
2019 2,338,457
2020 2,473,506

Secondary education, pupils (% female)

Secondary education, pupils (% female) in Tanzania was 50.83 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 50.83 in 2018, while its lowest value was 27.51 in 1972.

Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 28.78
1971 29.01
1972 27.51
1973 28.64
1974 30.37
1975 31.34
1976 34.31
1977 33.98
1978 34.00
1979 34.90
1981 34.88
1982 34.70
1983 35.24
1985 37.19
1986 38.42
1987 39.53
1988 40.95
1989 42.28
1991 43.00
1992 43.50
1993 43.59
1994 44.10
1995 44.45
1996 45.85
1997 44.36
2010 44.77
2014 48.77
2015 49.47
2016 49.86
2017 50.26
2018 50.83

Secondary education, general pupils

The value for Secondary education, general pupils in Tanzania was 2,140,442 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,140,442 in 2018 and a minimum value of 41,179 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 41,179
1971 43,352
1972 43,801
1973 47,125
1974 50,292
1975 52,290
1976 57,143
1977 61,173
1978 64,192
1979 68,301
1980 67,292
1981 67,602
1982 69,145
1983 71,219
1984 74,208
1985 83,098
1986 91,643
1987 104,046
1988 118,840
1989 132,485
1990 150,300
1991 166,812
1992 175,776
1993 180,899
1994 186,246
1995 196,375
1996 199,093
1997 225,607
1998 226,903
1999 247,579
2000 261,896
2001 289,699
2002 323,318
2003 345,441
2004 433,286
2005 524,325
2006 675,672
2007 1,020,510
2008 1,222,403
2009 1,466,402
2010 1,638,699
2011 1,883,595
2012 1,884,125
2013 1,804,056
2016 1,799,212
2017 1,912,454
2018 2,140,442

Secondary education, general pupils (% female)

Secondary education, general pupils (% female) in Tanzania was 50.97 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 50.97 in 2018, while its lowest value was 26.02 in 1972.

Definition: Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 27.74
1971 27.83
1972 26.02
1973 27.43
1974 28.29
1975 29.08
1976 30.50
1977 31.64
1978 32.13
1979 33.00
1980 33.27
1981 34.04
1982 34.47
1983 34.96
1984 35.78
1985 36.77
1986 38.44
1987 39.59
1988 41.06
1989 42.59
1990 42.01
1991 43.24
1992 43.40
1993 43.29
1994 43.87
1995 44.45
1996 45.74
1997 44.53
1998 46.48
1999 46.10
2000 45.91
2001 46.22
2002 45.55
2003 45.70
2004 46.15
2005 46.64
2006 47.00
2007 46.77
2008 44.44
2009 44.56
2010 44.46
2011 46.37
2012 46.32
2013 47.94
2016 50.03
2017 50.32
2018 50.97

Secondary education, vocational pupils

The value for Secondary education, vocational pupils in Tanzania was 8,024 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 187,257 in 2010 and a minimum value of 3,762 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 3,762
1971 4,218
1972 4,639
1973 4,866
1974 9,114
1975 9,741
1976 8,951
1977 9,771
1978 9,934
1979 9,567
1980 11,423
1981 7,449
1982 8,101
1983 9,404
1984 8,796
1985 9,847
1986 10,527
1987 11,667
1988 12,832
1989 13,263
1990 16,850
1991 16,297
1992 14,051
1993 15,824
1994 16,252
1995 16,388
1996 12,571
1997 9,136
2010 187,257
2016 8,462
2017 8,070
2018 8,024

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female)

Secondary education, vocational pupils (% female) in Tanzania was 12.48 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 58.64 in 1976, while its lowest value was 12.48 in 2018.

Definition: Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 40.14
1971 41.16
1972 41.54
1973 40.42
1974 41.80
1975 43.43
1976 58.64
1977 48.64
1978 46.12
1979 48.46
1981 42.44
1982 36.69
1983 37.39
1986 39.87
1987 40.88
1988 41.64
1989 40.84
1990 42.66
1991 44.76
1992 49.58
1993 51.11
1994 50.81
1995 53.13
1996 56.80
1997 47.42
2010 47.47
2016 13.80
2017 35.32
2018 12.48

Secondary education, teachers

The value for Secondary education, teachers in Tanzania was 106,006 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 113,409 in 2016 and a minimum value of 2,449 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 2,449
1971 2,516
1972 2,659
1973 2,596
1974 2,967
1975 3,218
1976 3,557
1977 3,714
1978 3,985
1979 4,038
1980 3,837
1981 3,843
1982 3,989
1983 4,453
1984 4,886
1985 5,267
1986 5,917
1987 6,678
1988 7,649
1989 7,863
1990 7,944
1991 9,904
1992 10,251
1993 10,735
1994 11,956
1995 12,198
1996 12,751
1997 12,496
2014 82,810
2016 113,409
2017 112,223
2018 102,982
2019 105,802
2020 106,006

Secondary education, teachers, female

The value for Secondary education, teachers, female in Tanzania was 35,027.00 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,437.00 in 2016 and a minimum value of 677.00 in 1970.

Definition: Secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 677.00
1972 701.00
1973 681.00
1976 954.00
1981 1,063.00
1986 1,435.00
1987 1,580.00
1988 1,799.00
1989 1,909.00
1990 1,931.00
1991 2,256.00
1992 2,308.00
1993 2,190.00
1994 2,975.00
1995 3,046.00
1996 3,366.00
1997 3,303.00
2014 27,626.00
2016 39,437.00
2017 39,096.00
2018 34,274.00
2019 35,171.00
2020 35,027.00

Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in Tanzania was 33.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 34.84 in 2017, while its lowest value was 20.40 in 1993.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1970 27.64
1972 26.36
1973 26.23
1976 26.82
1981 27.66
1986 24.25
1987 23.66
1988 23.52
1989 24.28
1990 24.31
1991 22.78
1992 22.51
1993 20.40
1994 24.88
1995 24.97
1996 26.40
1997 26.43
2012 31.59
2013 32.50
2014 33.36
2015 34.73
2016 34.77
2017 34.84
2018 33.28
2019 33.24
2020 33.04

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Outcomes